FREE FOOD TOUR IN SOFIA | Walking Tour Balkan Bites | Bulgaria Travel Vlog 2018

[@DanegerAndStacey]

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[@monte0682]

Hello which glasses are you wearing? (Daneger)

[@saqlainafzal3859]

Thxs for video guys

[@saqlainafzal3859]

🤘👌🌷💦

[@BlessedByAlMighty]

Our fast food in Bulgaria is banica or also called in English pastries. These fast food shops*( bulgarian pastries food) are very unhealthy, also very tasty but when you use to it you can get sick .

[@MartinVladimirov]

Really liked your series on Bulgaria. well done!

[@MyFunZone]

The first drink is called Tarator. It's a soup that we drink, especially in the summer. We do not really use it as a sauce. By the way, I do not know anyone that collects all the coins from their life but the story as a whole is correct haha. We do it the day before Christmas every year and the one who gets the piece with the coin will have good luck next year. Anyway, keep up the great work with the videos! You have some awesome shots! How many more days are you staying in Bulgaria?

[@DanegerAndStacey]

Thanks for the support! NExt stop is Greece, we just arrived :)

[@JofBalmonte]

Wow! Bulgaria is such an interesting country to visit! It's also nice to see how they preserve their culture as shown on the last restaurant that you visited :) Thanks again guys for another awesome Vlog! 🍻

[@aleksk4151]

Plovdiv(Bulgaria) is arguably older than Greek capital (Athens) and in top 10 oldest in the world !!

[@DanegerAndStacey]

Bulgaria is epic, seriously underrated place!

[@umenn]

Bulgaria is such an amazing country and you guys are great!

[@DanegerAndStacey]

Thanks Erik!

[@yovkoyovkov9005]

It truly is an amazing land.Thank you so much,Erik!

[@MrBulgaristan]

Okay, lovely friends. Since I can see your confusion about our tradition I would like to tell you about banitsa and bread with the coin we are doing the day before Christmas. Banitsa is a breakfast we usually do in the morning with airian or boza. The bread you are talking about is like a bread and it is done on our holiday called Бъдни вечер, we usually have a vegetarian food including 7 meals excluding any meat. Basically the traditional bread we do have a well-cleaned coin (usually stays in alcholol our ancestors was using rakia and we still stick to it) and before anyone eats the bread we check for the coin as this is a great deal to us. I`m just trying to explain and I`m really happy you have enjoyed your stay in my country all the best.

[@donybg]

The chunks are walnuts. There a few subtle differences between the Greek tsatsiki and Bulgarian tarator, not only the consistency. The yogurt is different. Tarator may be strange for most but boy, it feels great in the summer heat

[@georgih]

The first you tried is called "Tarator" and it is cold soup as you mentioned, everybody here eats Tarator in the summer ;)

[@catdeluxeatday]

Georgi Hristov We have one in Poland too, it's called Chlodnik. :)

[@mitko17]

Am I weird? I've always hated tarator :/

[@Raikenden1]

ye ur weird alright :D you probably dislike garlic as well ? :D

[@mitko17]

Yeah... tomatoes and mushrooms as well.

[@ieatbricks274]

I'm from Plovdiv in Bulgaria and I'm so happy for that you are in Bulgaria

[@SMBstan]

the real Banitsa is made at home, we add eggs as well, most vendrors use very cheep cheese (not Feta at all) and the quality is not that good

[@BlessedByAlMighty]

Our Bulgarian cheese is not called feta in English just simple white cheese. We have one of the best in the world white cheese and kashkaval *( yellow cheese normally called cheese in English that is totally wrong, but basically English is wrong from start.

[@КристиянаТрайкова-в7у]

I am from Sofia, Bulgaria and I am so happy that you like my country. I am a little upset that they told you the cold soup is called tzatziki. That's not correct. Tzatziki is greek meel and it is make of more thicker milk and in the bulgarian one we put water in the milk and that's why is more watery. Anyway our cold soup is called tarator (таратор). Thare is a slight of difference. I hope you have a great time in Bulgaria. Next time try boza (боза). It's a traditional drink. If you some recommendations where to go or what to eat, let me know. I will be glad to help you.😁😁

[@twlen4eto]

Сладката Пуканка No one have said that it is called tzatziki. Of course it is announced as tarator, but since the tour is an interaction with the guests you have to connect stories and compare things. So it is said that Tarator is very much like a liquid version of tzatziki, many people have been to Greece, so it is a good food association and people remember it.

[@ralitzasultanova6796]

It is actually not really right to compare Tzatziki to Tarator! As a Bulgarian, you should know this. There is quite a difference. One is a meal and made out of Greek yoghurt, which is thicker than our yoghurt. Tarator on the other side is really a summer SOUP, it is made cold and you eat it in summer especially. It is more like a gazpacho but made from yogurt. Also, the coins, traditionally are in a pita, and banitsa you put these tree buds, I don't know the name in English ( dren). It is good to give the correct information when you represent Bulgaria in front of tourists.

[@twlen4eto]

Ralitza Sultanova As I said previously no one announced one like the other. If you have made the effort to read what I wrote, you might grasp why it is appropriate to compare things from the balkan cuisine, since we share a lot of similarities with our neighbour countries. The tarator is obviously a SOUP, and it is announced like one - summer, cold soup made out of yogurt and other ingredients. Also it is said that we Bulgarians are having a thing called Snejanka, the thicker version of Tarator and more or less the same as Tzatziki. Like it or not Bulgarian cuisine is not purely original and ours, it is a mixture of all the different tribes coming and going, as well historical events, since Bulgaria was a crossroad of many. In different regions there is quite different way of preparing it - with cucumbers or pickels, with or without walnuts, etc... you can notice differences also into traditions regarding the banitsa and pita and where people put coins and charms. Because you can see both in different areas around the country. In many families people put a coin into the banitsa. Instead of picking on the correctness of the information served on the tour and emphasize that a true Bulgarian MUST NOT compare things which obviously are so similar it would be odd not being compared, try to see how positive this tour is, what kind of impression we give to foreigners and how happy they are. Stop being so narrow minded and seek for reasons to judge how the tour is led. Especially since you haven't participated in. Because, believe me, I do know what I am talking about, I do make my research in various resources and I definately give correct information.

[@srsr8982]

Здравей Кристияна! Моля те не ме разбирай погрешно, не искам да ти давам съвети, но да пробваш само боза, мисля че единствено ние и турците може да я харесаме. Бозата без баница е просто нещо недозавършено. Поздрави от Плевен!

[@monte0682]

@@twlen4eto hello are you the tour guide ? I am coming to Sofia next weekend and looking forward to it

[@ivofixzone6410]

Don't think of it as a cold soup, this would play your mind. This is just yogurt mixed with water and added those ingredients. It's very healthy and great in hot days.

[@tihomirtsanev2408]

Nice and respectable video towards a different culture. You're welcome to come again! Next time you could taste some wines.

[@DanegerAndStacey]

Thanks! We did a whole video on a day of drinking local wines from Bulgaria

[@bulgariawinetours1970]

Loved the video guys! We have to try this when we are in Sofia next time. Can't believe we live here but haven't done it yet. Thank you for the Tripadvisor review! You rock!

[@DanegerAndStacey]

Thanks so much guys, glad you enjoyed! Definitely worth taking the tour, even more so for us to get situated in Sofia and get a good feel for the city and the smaller alleyways etc.

[@AleksandarIvanov69]

4:42 - the big graffiti says "Your toenails need a repair" (repair as in repairing a building, attempt at a cheeky play on words i guess :D) and it is an advert for antibacterial foot cream! Only in Sofia :D

[@DanegerAndStacey]

HAHAH

[@PatrickBryson]

Lol. The girl @4:27 made the day, The food just proves how awesome Sofia is. And when you see one of your best friends in the background of a video you just happened across on youtube, = Priceless. Липсваш ми, Теодора

[@DanegerAndStacey]

Thats amazing!! Love it.

[@marklewis9146]

Passing through Sofia next month, thanks for another great video, just booked the tour. Love you guys, keep up the good work

[@DanegerAndStacey]

Great to hear, Mark, you'll enjoy it!

[@misty8978]

The best way to be introtuced to the local culture and cuisine is to visit some local family. Get a local guide, spend some more time on every stop spot to explore (country/city) get to know the people, the story/stories and memorize. Food is one of the best ways to realize how similar people are. Thank you for your visit and your kind words, to both of you.

[@vanqsaradjalieva5044]

I am Bulgarian and I enjoyed very much the videos you made about my country well done ✅

[@VanyaDimitrovska]

Do not forget to come back to my homeland Bulgaria again. Big Hugs 🤗 and thank you for sharing your journey 💋

[@DanegerAndStacey]

We will - next time to the coast!

[@denismaciuc4229]

A pleasant trip through Bulgaria !!!!👫👫👍👍

[@lonial242]

Congraulations on 50K !!! Well done, we so enjoy your vlogs !!! ❤❤❤❤👌👌👍👍 Loni&Al

[@DanegerAndStacey]

❤️ THANK YOU!

[@Stek40Channel]

3:25 Tarator :D it is called tarator

[@katajha831]

I love how you say with our closest friends. I use that one la lot.

[@dragonmac1234]

As a recent subscriber I've missed your previous food tours, I'll have to catch up. I think you're right, that walk round the city trying food would be a good starting point for the first day or two of a visit. It was a good idea to split the vegetarians from the meat eaters, I guess it makes it easy to plan the dishes for each group. As always this was a fun video :D

[@DanegerAndStacey]

Absolutely - we've decided to try and prioritise taking tours like this in the first few days of arriving somewhere to get situated!

[@un.garcon]

Hey Dan, good job for drinking the tarator (or tap-a-top :P) without the spoon - that's how it's done when in a cup/glass (so not sure why they give spoons). The way my mother prepares it, the cucumber would be grated very fine, so it's easier to drink. Cheers guys! :)

[@DanegerAndStacey]

Yass glad I tasted it the correct way!

[@jodieoddie7171]

Hopefully going to Sofia in October so I’ve been binge watching your series, love your channel!

[@DanegerAndStacey]

Hope theres some value in the vids! Enjoy

[@RexWaldron]

50k subscribers! It seems 5 minutes since you hit 30k. Congrats - that is amazing and so well deserved. 100k here you come :) ! I really enjoy tzatziki and it's nearest equivalent in Indian cuisine - raita. Raita (like tzatziki) provides a cool refreshing contrast to spicy food so is probably best enjoyed in that context. Beer of course, is another fine cooling contrast to spicy food! I liked the shot through those leaves that had brown crinkled edges - always great little touches like that to enjoy in your videos.

[@DanegerAndStacey]

Feels like forever since we've had a good hot curry, yum, that actually made us hungry at the thought of it! Thanks as always, Rex, we massively appreciate your ongoing support regardless of the country we visit.

[@NoypiStuff]

Nice food tour... Great vlog... 50k is just around the corner... congrats in advance... :)

[@DanegerAndStacey]

Thanks so much! Ticked over 50k last night and we're stoked

[@HenJack-vl5cb]

Congratulations on your channel-loving your open minded approach!Keep enjoying your trips!

[@DanegerAndStacey]

So nice of you, thank you!

[@bobguenther6658]

Congratulations! 50k! Awesome! Great video.

[@DanegerAndStacey]

Thanks for always supporting us :)

[@adanedhelbg]

Great content and beautifully shot. You also seem like cool people. You deserve a lot more subscribers and views :) PS. It's nice to see your city from a fresh perspective. Thanks for that ;)

[@DanegerAndStacey]

We appreciate such an awesome comment, thanks so much!

[@twlen4eto]

Hey guys, thanks very much for the awesome video, I was really looking forward to it. Enjoy the journey and good luck! All the best, Elena :) without "H" :D

[@DanegerAndStacey]

HAHA thats the perfect sign off :) Thanks for having us, you did an amazing job!

[@Thirstytraveler41]

Nice , it is not just about food tout but also a tour of the neighborhood...Like it...

[@DanegerAndStacey]

Exactly! So good to get our bearings on the city

[@Benein]

My favorite 2 seconds: 4:28 - 4:30 The girl reaction looking at you and then Stacey looking at you too with some facial "additional" expression :)

[@DanegerAndStacey]

Haha yeah that girl loved the camera!

[@mypronounismom1056]

The best way to enjoy the yogurt soup (Tarator) is by spooning it, not drinking it and possibly have some french fries on the side (as a starch) ,in my humble opinion...

[@melissamorgan7070]

That a great one experiences ! About food Explorer 😂

[@sanzi2291]

I’ve been in Sofia it’s nice but there is not a lot of things you can do there.. where are you going next?☺️

[@kosmicheskiprah]

Did you go to the Boyana Church? Did you climb one of the 2 lifts up Vitosha? Did you visit the Musuem with the communist statues? How about the Borissova Garden?

[@sanzi2291]

Yani L I guess you’re from Bulgaria and yes, i did visit the museum and a garden idk if it was the Borissova garden

[@DanegerAndStacey]

Next is Greece!

[@sanzi2291]

Daneger and Stacey woww i go there every summer:)) I hope you will like it too😊

[@ssbothwell]

Hahahaha their tour guide - Ms. Elena, is one of my colleagues from school ahhahahaha she is an amazing person and I'm glad she was the one being their tour guide 😊😁

[@DanegerAndStacey]

That's so cool - funny how small the world is!

[@lailaagrado]

Yes finally! You did tried banitsa and boza :) I was scarred that you two will leave BG and wont try them before that :)ooh Tarator soup :) You should drink it :) you can add salt on it if it's not tasty enough :)The tradition with Banitsa is only for Xmas/New year :) oh noo, you did not drank boza :( did you tasted Bulgarian yogurt?

[@DanegerAndStacey]

We werent leaving without trying it haha, thanks for your recommendations

[@lailaagrado]

always feel free to add me in FB, if you use it guys: Laila Agrado, or ask me questions about BG or some other countries in Europe :)

[@tomroncevic4404]

I LOVE the food!!!

[@landoevora6153]

That must be a long food tour! Hope you got full at the end. Did someone got to bit the coin? Great on 50k. Congrats, it's so well deserved.

[@TigersTimelessTreasures]

Gooooood morningggggg!

[@elizabethcarrion2]

Thanks so much guys , Im a new suscribe , I esa looking información becasuse The next week Im going to be in The beautiful country , Bulgaria , And your videos help me a lot !!! Thanksssss !!! Love you , amazing couple !! Follow you on all your social media !! 🤩🤩🤩

[@DanegerAndStacey]

Thanks for your support - have an amazing time in Bulgaria!

[@aaroncostello2984]

Cool vlog guys... food is always good... Congrats on getting to 50k subs.... growing fast since i joined at about 12k...

[@DanegerAndStacey]

Thanks for following along with us for so long, respect!

[@liliabelyashka6598]

Are you on Bulgaria now? If you are, It will be cool to go to the mountains. They are soooo beautiful and I'm so proud of them.Vitosha, Rila, Pirin... And if you are in Sofia you can visit the Church of Boyana. I'm living in Boyana. I hope that you like Sofia and as a whole-Bulgaria. Bon voyage

[@DanegerAndStacey]

We’ve been to Boyana and Rila Monastery- check our videos ☺️ they were beautiful!

[@liliabelyashka6598]

Daneger and Stacey Hahah I'm real fool😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@AleksandarIvanov69]

I am really glad you guys are not vegetarians, cause we bulgarians don't focus too much on foods without animal ingredients. We eat tons of fruits and veggies, but our best and most popular dishes contain either meats (including every possible edible part of an animal like liver, kindeys, heart, tongue etc.), cheeses or eggs :)

[@insanity8026]

Like other people said, tarator is kind of a soup, mainly made in the summer because its really refreshing, but the taste really depends on how its made. Its awesome if made right!

[@mikesaysoh6593]

I liked that.. "Grab it in the morning have a breakfast find a coin get rich have some luck! Now that's a good morning😂👏👍👍👍

[@DanegerAndStacey]

The best way to start ya day :P

[@NickEnchev]

I love tarator!

[@kshitizmohan7867]

Congrats on 50k

[@DanegerAndStacey]

Thanks!!

[@Vesataeuc]

ОО forgot to mention the first thing you drink in the red caps, is called Таратор and its really good when its cold.

[@bw_pyro2557]

3:11 this doesn´t look like Zaziki ..... more like ,, Tarator ,, a bulgarian summer soup 😅😅

[@philipdudin8039]

You've just scratched the surface, and I doubt that even the tarator was particularly well made... There's so much more to try - incl. the famous 'shkembe chorba' - you'll either love it or hate it :)

[@DanegerAndStacey]

That's what happens when you're a traveller and don't know locals. It's a good excuse to come back sometime!

[@TravellersRelish]

Haha find a coin become rich 😂... I love watching your food videos so much culture is in it.

[@DanegerAndStacey]

We didn't find the coin, but we'll forever be hunting :P

[@amikuz]

It’s a food. It’s called soup but we eat it all the time in the summer. You won’t find a Bulgarian who doesn’t love tarator.

[@philipmihailov]

You just find one. I am Bulgarian, and I don't eat or like tarator :). More or less this cold soup is invented in past as a natural isotonic drink for people working on the field, its historical predecessor (that nobody eats now) is without yogurt - just water with vinegar, garlic and salt and sometimes cucumbers. I can understand how important is to eat/drink something like that when you are under blistering sun all day long, harvesting grain on the field.

[@EveryDayHoliDay]

Yummy!!

[@Psychphuq]

Curious... Obviously there's tipping, but how do they do a free food tour...? Do they rely on you returning after the tour...? :/ Once again some nice street art in your wanderings... :)

[@DanegerAndStacey]

Yup exactly - tipping and going back to the restaurants afterwards :)

[@sanzi2291]

Tzatziki is a dressing for salad or even chicken 😋

[@noger1234]

Sânziana Carla lmao no thats tarator

[@sanzi2291]

Tsar Samuil the Great of Bulgaria Search tzatziki it is a sauce/dressing from Greece and you can even buy it at Lidl if you know that store

[@sanzi2291]

Tsar Samuil the Great of Bulgaria oh i get it.. tarator is the drink that they had

[@gi6022]

Tzatziki comes from the Turkish Dzadzuk (the original) , in Cyprus its called talaturi and has more mint than garlic. In Bulgaria and Serbia we call it either Snezhanka salad or Milk Salad and its as old as the greek one - a traditional salad or dressing. Tarator on the other hand is in liquid form and not from dried from the water yogurt.

[@sanzi2291]

Georgi Ivanov hmm How many things you learn from just a comment😁

[@Roadrebelz]

Good video guys! We are more adventure vloggers, but love food as well 😁😁

[@freebeacher]

Thanks for this. I was in Bulgaria in 1988 and the only local restaurant had a pathetic sausage and red wine. If you went to the Sheraton for $US20. you could get a western meal.

[@DanegerAndStacey]

Yikes - things have changed a bit obviously but still great value

[@liliabelyashka6598]

Banitsaaaaa😍😍😍😍😍😍😂

[@DanegerAndStacey]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@RadoslavKostov]

And no boza? 🙄

[@liliabelyashka6598]

Radoslav Kostov Noooo, I forgot bozaaaaaa. 😱😭😭😭😭. P.C and bozaaaaaaa❤️❤️❤️🇧🇬🇧🇬

[@Vesataeuc]

Hello From Bulgaria, btw I work near Сердика.

[@liliabelyashka6598]

OMG you was so close to my old school on ivan shishman street

[@liliabelyashka6598]

133

[@lailalehlali1484]

How long is the food tour?

[@johnstahl8308]

Great video.many nice things to see. But I do hate the graffiti

[@kevinp8108]

FREE FOOD TOUR??? I don't get it. Who pays for the guide and food samples? Is it paid by the food sellers so you'd go back to eat at their restaurants?

[@DanegerAndStacey]

We're not 100% on the commercials, but its tip based and there is an incentive to go back and visit the restaurants to get a discount etc.

[@pirdop]

In Bulgaria here is a huuuuuuuuge battle - in tarator the cucumber should be planed or cut into pieces. For me to cut the cucumber is insulting 😬 ✌

[@johnstahl8308]

Jopinn bahaha

[@varsam]

Death for the planed suportrs!

[@emilivanov5272]

Grated cucumber is an abomination :)

[@iliailiev3999]

I put it in the blender with some garlic and it turns out great XD

[@varsam]

Sacrilege, this geting near to airian than tarator.

[@TowelsTravels]

thanks for sharing :)

[@gb6340]

"First" responders are slackers these days. Stay on the hook for these lovely couple.

[@DanegerAndStacey]

Maybe our delayed upload off set some people! #hopefully Your support is always appreciated ❤️

[@gb6340]

Daneger and Stacey of course! I'm always here for you guys and I'm waiting to welcome you here in Chicago.

[@Roloxtv2]

Beautiful couple!

[@DanegerAndStacey]

❤️

[@Dani.Raykova]

Респект! 👍

[@catdeluxeatday]

Lovely! :) ❤

[@_svz]

I love my country

[@CambodiaNomadTips]

Never had a free food tour, but would be interested to try one out. Do you guys sometimes hit McDonalds on your trips around the world? Food can be a downer for some, an upper for many.Being veggie, it makes it hard to find food in a rush; needs plenty of research and time. Hit Greece,please.....

[@DanegerAndStacey]

Every now and then we just have a blow out and go for something we know, which is normally Subway haha. We just arrived in Greece and shiiiiit we have some amazing stuff to share with ya'll.

[@CambodiaNomadTips]

I'm shiiiiitn' big time! Have a wonderful time and stay away from the local OUZO 'cause it's a fun and dangerous drink. Enjoy goats cheese and of course the most amazing feta to be had in the world. You guys hitting the islands? It will be full at the moment with tourists from Europe. Have fun, but not too much.....

[@DanegerAndStacey]

Yup. Cheese galore - we're in Mykonos!

[@c0mics107]

you must see #Varna !!!

[@borax92]

This is food tour without food,i see this kind of tour for the first time

[@krasimirkirev5291]

Why would you break a tooth while eating banitza? And Just for the record it is not feta, it is Bulgarian brined cheese

[@DanegerAndStacey]

Ok thanks for letting us know.

[@annafal3870]

♥️

[@aleks.t2245]

The cheese is Bulgarian cheese its not eny other cheese its just Bulgarian cheese :D

[@antonl3512]

They really did not show anything from beautiful Sofia , but some kind food ? Video not impress ?

[@DanegerAndStacey]

It's literally titled FOOD TOUR IN SOFIA - not an in depth documentary about beautiful Sofia. What did you expect man?

[@1dani23]

Heeey!

[@DanegerAndStacey]

NUMBER OOOONNNEEE 🏆

[@alexanderskachkov2839]

България навсякъде

[@megipeeva3872]

OMG... Sorry but calling tarator zaziki is just... No :D My heart can't take it :D

[@shadowbanned4149]

@ Negative 2 /cant see my @SS strutting the Streets

[@tomroncevic4404]

It's pronounced BAH-nee-tsah.

[@sophiasummer7339]

So much graffiti! Geez

[@mandygreen6901]

Too normal food You can cook same at home Really nothing special in bulgarian food polite attitute is recomended

[@MariaKotseva]

I disagree with you. It's very tasty of prepared right.